After the two left, Su He, who was in the cubicle, had a complicated expression on her face.

It's obvious who those two people were talking about.

She now realized why Lin Jingyan had been walking so awkwardly yesterday—it turned out he had just had surgery!

Su He never expected that Lin Jingyan would have undergone a tubal ligation behind her back, and then pretend nothing had happened to take care of her.

It breaks my heart just thinking about it.

She knew, of course, that men could also undergo sterilization, and that this technique was quite advanced in later generations.

But this is the 1970s!

She was worried because she didn't know how skilled the doctor was or if there would be any aftereffects.

So after they came out, Su He kept frowning and staring at him.

Lin Jingyan was a little flustered by her gaze. "What's wrong?"

Su He looked closely and found that he was walking much more normally than yesterday, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Back in the ward, he asked directly, "Did you have a tubal ligation yesterday?"

Lin Jingyan was taken aback for a moment after hearing this, then turned back to look at her as if nothing had happened, "You know? Don't worry, it's just a minor surgery, it was done in less than an hour, and it won't have any impact on your future."

Su He sighed upon hearing this, then walked over and took his hand, saying with heartache, "Why didn't you tell me?"

Lin Jingyan saw her heartache and worry, and smiled, saying, "Don't worry, it's really nothing. Didn't we agree before that having these few children would be enough, and we wouldn't have any more?"

Yesterday I went to see a doctor to ask if there were any male birth control pills.

The doctor said that if it was confirmed that she did not want to have children, she could try tubal ligation. Although it is a new technology, it is simple to operate and is now very mature. She does not need to be hospitalized after the procedure, and it does not affect anything else. She only needs to rest for about three days.

I thought it would be a one-time solution, so I did it.

Don't worry, I've asked carefully. Aside from not being able to have children, everything else is fine.

Su He smiled when he made that promise, probably because he was worried she would be concerned about him becoming a eunuch.

I felt both amused and touched.

Actually, the two of them had tried to avoid pregnancy after Yuan Yuan was born. There were contraceptive methods like the "small umbrella" in this era, but they were very crude compared to later generations. They were uncomfortable to use and not disposable. Su He didn't like using them and even rejected Lin Jingyan a few times because of them.

He probably wanted to take the medicine for that reason, but he didn't expect it to solve the problem once and for all.

But in this era where traditional thinking still exists, very few men are willing to do this, so Su He was truly moved that he could do it.

Although in later generations, it is possible to reverse a mistake through surgery, she estimated that it would be very difficult in this era.

However, since he said the technology was already mature, it shouldn't affect other aspects, which relieved Su He. But she still thought she would talk to Grandma Su later and make him some good food to nourish him.

Lin's parents probably knew about his situation, but they didn't say anything. They were worried that it would be inconvenient for him to take good care of the two children, so they took leave the next day to come and help take care of the children.

Lin's mother also helped Grandma Su cook, since it was hard for her to cook and take care of Yuanyuan at the same time.

In short, everyone was surprisingly supportive of Lin Jingyan's actions, which made Su He feel fortunate to have met such an understanding family.

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